O'Malley Slams Clinton's 'SHAMEFUL' Comment on 9/11 and Wall Street Ties

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“...I believe that we should not be on the hook as taxpayers for the bad bets that are made by banks that have grown too big to manage on Wall Street,” he said. “And in that shameful moment I think Secretary Clinton was trying to pump out a smokescreen to cover her tracks on this one....”

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Monday slammed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton for her “shameful” response linking 9/11 to her Wall Street donations. In Saturday’s second Democratic debate, the former senator reminded viewers that she represented New York during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and said much of the support Wall Street has given her stems from that event. “We were attacked in downtown Manhattan, where Wall Street is,” Clinton said. “I did spend a whole lot of time and effort helping them rebuild. That was good for New York, it was good for the economy and it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country.”



Speaking on CNN’s “New Day,” O’Malley blasted Clinton for what he said was an inappropriate response. “I thought that moment, frankly, was pretty shameful. I don’t believe that the people watching were applauding the notion that Secretary Clinton was pumping out this smokescreen and wrapping herself in the tragedy of 9/11,” he said. “I don’t think they saw that as something appropriate to do, to mask her coziness and her closeness to Wall Street and all of the architects of the crash of 2008.” O’Malley cited their contrasting stances on Wall Street as a fundamental distinction between the two candidates. While Clinton “subscribes to a sort of crony capitalism” that benefits the big banks, he said, he believes in “traditional fair-market American capitalism.”


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http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-9-11-wall-street-martin-omalley-215923

[antigop]

1. good for O'Malley! He needs to keep hammering it. nt

[MADem]

2. A day late, a dollar short.

He's just not resonating.

I don't think he's a bad guy, but I'd be shocked if he sees much if any movement upward in the polls.

[Segami]

4. Truth is truth...

Keep going O'Malley.......continue telling the truth.

[MADem]

5. Of course; nothing wrong with him expressing his opinions.

I wouldn't expect too much to come from them, though.

His timing isn't helped by events in Paris, either.

[elleng]

8. Keep repeating it. Do you do it in your dreams????

[MADem]

9. What a weird thing to say. Now it's a crime to discuss politics on a political discussion board?

[elleng]

11. 'Crime?' THAT's a good one.

You appear to take every opportunity to slam Governor O'Malley, and I'm saying that I've noticed it.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

22. I was wrong about something.

I got mad at him at one point and leaped to conclude he was running for VP on Hillary's ticket. After the quoted statement that seems unlikely.

He has always been my definite and acceptable second choice. I am trying to redeem myself by taking a more nuanced view of his strategy and tactics. Bottom line: his excellent record as governor makes him an attractive progressive candidate. With his nomination, I could retain hope for transformative change. With Hillary as nominee, close to no hope at all.

[elleng]

23. THANKS, Admiral;

I'm pleased to see this.

[cascadiance]

6. I think that he and Bernie together might make a difference in caucus states though...

... like Iowa and Nevada early on, where in order to get delegates out of various precincts, in order to maximize delegate representation out of a precinct, voters will need to unite with supporters of other candidates to send a delegate representing a group of voters to the state level conventions. I see a bigger potential for Bernie and O'Malley supporters uniting (depending on the numbers and dynamics of the voters needing to join together) as supporting Bernie, O'Malley, or "uncommitted" with a delegate more willing to vote for either Bernie or O'Malley at the state level. I think there's a greater chance than in the last elections that the 2nd and 3rd place candidate delegates in precincts if Hillary is in the lead in those precincts to be joined together to build in effect potentially larger vote counts for one of them (more likely for Bernie with a larger voting segment than O'Malley at this point). In precincts where Bernie leads, probably O'Malley voters are more apt to join other Bernie voters to grow his delegation too in other districts where Bernie has the majority of voters.

[Duckfan]

19. I'll Second That

[sabrina 1]

15. He's my second choice and I think the only reason he isn't resonating, is because

Bernie is in the race and has a long track record that people can look at. But had Bernie not entered the race, it would O'Malley closing the gap on Hillary as Bernie is right now.

[Hepburn]

3. OT

Those jeans are so cool! Love it!

[Betty Karlson]

7. Bless him. Point out the eternal shame of those inappropriate words. eom

[MaggieD]

10. He's been watching Trump too long

[magical thyme]

12. You tell'em M'Om! and agree on the jeans comment above, lol!

He should wear rolled-up shirt sleeves and jeans more often!

[askew]

13. Good for him. He's right that was shameful.

He is going to keep doing retail politics in Iowa and chip away at it. Proud to be his supporter.

[SoapBox]

14. Go O'Malley!

[hedgehog]

16. K&R

[Demeter]

17. He'd make a great VP for Bernie

except he doesn't "balance the ticket".

They have too much in common, superficially: white, male, eastern.

It's good to have a governor, though. And a younger VP for an older President.

[zentrum]

18. I thought O'Malley

….did really well in the debate.

Agree with him about her comment. It reminded me of how BushW used 9/11 to hand wave everything problematic away.

[d_legendary1]

20. Props to O'M for that!

It needs to be said loudly who HRC represents.

[Cheese Sandwich]

21. Good for him. Those are bold comments

related article and video:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/11/16/martin_omalley_clintons_wall_street-911_comments_were_shameful.html